West Hempstead Man Arrested for Drug Possession

A West Hempstead man was arrested Monday afternoon after allegedly being found in possession of marijuana while driving on the Southern State Parkway.

According to New York State Police, around 3:25 p.m., a trooper stopped a Gray Toyota Corolla for moving out of its lane several times while the operator was using a cell phone traveling eastbound on the Southern State Parkway west of Fletcher Avenue.

While interviewing the vehicle's operator, Jeremy Levine, 23, the trooper detected a strong odor of marijuana emanating from the vehicle, police said. A search of the vehicle yielded four grams of marijuana in a zip lock bag, marijuana paraphernalia and three hydrocodone pills.

Levine was charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance in the seventh degree, unlawful possession of marijuana, controlled substance in non-original container and traffic violations. All charges are returnable in Nassau First District Court on April 23.